Series II. Ephemera Scrapbooks, 1849-1985
Extent
Scope and Contents Note
This series contains chronologically assembled scrapbook pages of N-YHS print material created and distributed between 1843 and 1985. A majority of the materials -- which were alternately glued, stapled, or slid into plastic sleeves -- overlap with content found in Series I, though with some variation. Due to varying degrees of paper brittleness and adhesive deterioration in many of the files, researchers are advised to consult Series I first.
Early scrapbooks are captioned by prior staff, whom also prepared indexes based on lecturer name, and inputted description of events for which they did not maintain associated ephemera. Further details and specific highlights of individual scrapbooks may be found in the container list.
External organizations represented in the ephemera scrapbooks, many of which held meetings and other events onsite, or collaborated with N-YHS on exhibitions or other programming: Modjeska Club, American Jewish Historical Society, Ukrainian Academy of Arts and Sciences, Municipal Art Society, Railway and Locomotive Historical Society, National Sculpture Society, Netherlands Aid Society, Polish Institute of Art and Sciences, United Daughters of the Confederacy, Steamship Historical Society of America, New York Folklore Society, National Council of Jewish Women, Society of Architectural Historians, Society for the Preservation of Long Island Antiquities, and most significantly, Allied Artists of America, who organized annual competitions for exhibitions; the School Art League, who hosted a medal and scholarship presentation; and the New York Society for General Semantics, who offered a popular seminar series at N-YHS.
The scrapbooks contain a few formats outside the record group's defined parameters for ephemera, chiefly newsletters and press releases.
Arrangement Note
The Series II materials were originally collected and compiled by a prior staff member in 10 chronological scrapbooks; the original order was maintained during and after their disassembly and foldering by a conservator in 2015. The container list transcribes the original title assigned to each scrapbook; the original cover and spine appears before each run of files attributed to the respective scrapbook.
Scrapbook. Lecture Cards. Volume 1 (6 folders), 1843-1923
Scope and Contents Note
Includes tickets to 1854 semi-centennial celebration dinner at the Metropolitan Hotel; 1860 commemoration of the birthday of Washington Irving; 1903 laying of the corner-stone of the new building (both for platform seating and regular admission); 1905 centennial banquet at Delmonico's (pink ticket for balcony admission, which was designated for female members); 1917 reception and "Father Knickerbocker Pageant;" 1917 series of illustrated lectures for children. Final folder contains index for speaker names.
Scrapbook. Lecture Cards. Volume 2 (6 folders), 1924-1949
Scope and Contents Note
Includes musical lectures and recital handouts; 1941 Christmas program. Final folder contains index for speaker names.
Scrapbook. Tickets. Volume 3 (4 folders), 1943-1976
Scrapbook. Exhibition Cards, 1909-1942
Scope and Contents Note
Includes announcements for exhibitions. Scrapbook spine also includes labels for "Miscellaneous Cards" and "Gold Medal for Achievement in History" materials, but these were not present in the scrapbook.
Scrapbook. Special Events (7 folders), 1939-1951
Scope and Contents Note
Includes programs, tickets, order forms, and calendars for musical programming, special and press previews, exhibitions, symposia, and other special events. Special items of note include materials from the fight to preserve the Aquarium in Battery Park and the Thompson Homestead Memorial museum briefly operated by N-YHS.
Scrapbook. Special Events. Posters, 1939-1951
Scope and Contents Note
Poster for special exhibition "Our City Hall in History" (October 1949-Feburary 1950) and posters for undated "How Early America Lived" demonstration for American history students on the operation of early household inventions.
Scrapbook. Special Events (3 folders), 1951-1963
Scope and Contents Note
Includes programs, handouts, invitations, and chiefly calendars (see also: oversize folder of Series I).
Scrapbook. Tickets (8 folders), 1963-1971
Scope and Contents Note
Includes programs, calendars, and invitations in addition to tickets.
Scrapbook. N-YHS Exhibition Brochures, Calendar of Events, Stationery, Gazettes, etc. (7 folders), 1971-1982
Scope and Contents Note
Contents are true to titles. Many materials have come loose from the scrapbook pages and are housed in sleeves.
Scrapbook. N-YHS Exhibition Brochures, Calendar of Events, Stationery, Gazettes, etc (2 folders), 1981-1983
Scope and Contents Note
Contents are true to title. Materials have been removed from plastic sleeves and placed in paper slings to retain semblance of original placement.
Scrapbook. Promotional Publications (4 folders), 1983-1985
Scope and Contents Note
Contents are true to title. Materials have been removed from plastic sleeves and placed in paper slings to retain semblance of original placement.